That’s true, and I would argue your initial comment is miles away from doing so.

Jesus fucking Christ. He threatened to shoot up a school less than a week after a school shooting and you’re acting like he’s the guy from the Green Mile. I know Richie Incognito is a huge piece of shit and all, but maybe Martin should be somewhat responsible for this one?

Ah man, that sucks. I liked Isner too.

Someone should tell the Suns that there’s no Goal Difference in basketball.

It definitely shouldn’t include playoff teams, but I agree that teams shouldn’t be punished for trying to make the playoffs and falling just short. Give all 14 lottery teams one ball.

Wait what did Isner do?

There were enough people on the court that someone should have heard whatever was said. The crowd being sparse helps... less background noise means their exchange should have been clearly heard by those who were closest, like the umpire.

Judging by the video there are 7-10 people on the court within earshot during the exchange, including the umpire who was between them the whole time. Like you said it’s an opening round match, which means there wouldn’t be a ton of other noise to hide what was said. It might even have been quiet enough for some…

I personally think the emotionless robots talking down to the father of molestation victims are way more badass than the people showing empathy.

So you think this is assault but you don’t mind that a fan is far enough on the court to be a few feet from the key?  If we’re going by your ambulance-chasing definition of assault, then that fan is 100% trespassing and should be thrown in jail.

Your reading is definitely not fine. The sentence immediately preceding the one you’ve highlighted defines Laura’s search as the last six months, so a competent reader can use context clues to infer that this is on the same timeline.

Thome was a much, much better hitter. He had multiple seasons better than Konerko’s best ever,  and his career numbers dwarf Konerko’s in almost every category.

Alonso’s deflection took it off target, so the decision to rule it an own goal is 100% correct.

I thought I was having a stroke when I read that and then scrolled back up to the image.

Manchester City, but that’s sorta cheating since it was inspired by an old badge.

Take away a few bowl victories and treat Mark Dantonio like a brave survivor when they eventually return to being decent at football in a few years?

You’re basically describing MLS’s Designated Player rule. I think teams get two or three DP slots (heh) which are tradeable assets.

It is absolutely hilarious how quickly Chris Paul’s personality changed the Rockets and how quickly it evaporated from the Clips.

You do realize that he was injured for three months and wasn’t just hanging out on the bench ready to play at any moment?

No, it’s really, really not that big. It’s more like if you mention to friends during a wedding reception that you decided to move in with your significant other. If the bride and groom are normal people they’ll respond with “oh cool man, congrats” and move on with their with their wedding. If the bride or groom is…